Yep. I broke down and got a few pairs since I think I'll be this size for a little while at least.
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What did you get? I think I'll get some AE jeggings .
I got mid rise jeggings and skinnies from AE, love them both and that they go over my stomach and hide it well. I also got a denim pull on legging from Gap and love them!
fashionx, my bleeding post-mirena has slowed down a bit over the last week. Tomorrow will be 4 weeks since I got it. I'm still spotting, but I only need a liner as opposed to the pad I needed the past couple weeks. My nurse said to expecting bleeding/spotting off and on for like 6 months, oy.
Ugh, I know I was expecting spotting, but not just continuous bleeding like this. Hopefully it goes away soon!
I'm hoping for a better night tonight than last night. DD woke up every hour from 7pm when we started putting her to bed until 3am when I gave up and brought her into our bed with us. I'm so exhausted. She napped this afternoon for almost 2 hours so fingers crossed!
She's done pretty well the last couple weeks and STTN on Thursday, now this.
I'm kind of surprised DH hasn't tried to have sex yet, but I'm OK with it. I would go along if he initiated, because its been so long (didn't do anything the last month and a half of pregnancy either). But he hasn't so I'm keeping quiet.
I'm starting to regret getting mirena. I'm going on 2+ weeks of bleeding and I'm so over it. When does it stop? Googling makes it sound like no time soon.
I've been complaining about DD's fingernails for 2 days and haven't gotten a chance to trim them, so DH said he'd file them for me while I was out earlier today. I come back and somehow he made them worse, like they are filed in the middle of the nail only and now look concave, with the edges coming up and all pointy. Wtf? I fixed most of them but need her to settle down enough to finish a few fingers.
On a fun note, DD is cooing and babbling a lot in the last week and it's SO fun. I die.
I didn't tell him I was testing, but we had come back from vacation, I still had no period and was about to start taking clomid so I had to test first. I was expecting another negative, and to my surprise it was positive! I went downstairs with the stick and was shaking and said, "guess what? I'm pregnant!" He was totally caught off guard and said "omg, are you sure? Maybe take another just to be sure", so I did and it was also positive. He got really excited and said he was so happy and we just hugged for awhile. I was in tears.
I didn't have any when I was pregnant, but have experienced it pp, bleeding and painful bm's too. Nothing seemed to help and finally called my midwife and they sent me to a gastro doc who gave me a prescription cream that has worked SO much better. I just had a small hemorrhoid, but also 2 fissures inside which was where the pain and bleeding were happening. I have also continued to do sitz baths, tucks wipes and stool softener. It's been about 2.5 weeks since starting it though and I haven't had a painful bm's after the first couple days, and the bleeding is gone too. The hemmerhoid is basically gone. The longer you deal with it, the pain gets worse, at least in my case. I'm so happy they could give me something better that works.
When do I switch from swaddle to swaddle sack or sleep sack? We use the SwaddleMe Velcro ones because DD has busted out of any kind of blanket swaddle since day 1. She's 10 weeks old and these swaddles are becoming a little small and she gets out of them more easily than before. Do I go up a size or switch to something else?
We bought a Halo swaddle sack too, but she's only 10 lbs and won't fit the one we have until 13 lbs.
I feel like I need things to do during the day with DD. Today we went to the grocery store and went on a walk and started OITNB on Netflix. How do I find mom groups? What can I do with a newborn that isn't going to target daily?
My hospital lactation nurses host a mom's group, maybe your hospital does something like that? I also looked up classes in our area for moms and babies and looked for ones with young start ages. I'm doing a mom and baby yoga class - light yoga and more singing and interacting with the babies. I've exchanged numbers with a couple moms, haven't made plans yet but I've only been in class a couple weeks.
Other than walks around the neighborhood, I've taken DD to the museum, arboretum ... Really still just walks for her but at least something more interesting for me. Take advantage of your maternity leave if you don't get to go to places like that often. Here in Chicago there's been a bunch of free days for residents so I don't even feel bad about it if I only stay for a couple hours.
He leaves plastic bags or wrappers on the kitchen counter instead of throwing throwing them in the trash, 2 feet away. Like everything... Candy wrappers, chip bags, sauce packets from stove top meals, breast milk bags.
Leaves the microwave open AND with like 3 seconds left on it so I have to reset it to use.
His side of the bed on the floor, and his closet floor is apparently his laundry basket, nothing goes into the actual hamper.
Can't fold laundry - he will separate it so I can fold my own, and then just shoves his all in his dresser, unfolded. Sometimes it's to a point the drawer won't close so I end up folding it for him.
Never knows where his keys/wallet/hat are and thinks I know.
I went to most - I think I had a date twice or something like that. I enjoyed getting dressed up and going with a group of friends.
I also was on student government and worked coat check for every dance freshmen year and a few sophomore year. I often enjoyed coat check more than the actual dance.
E gave me her first big smile today. I was calming her down with her paci, and she was staring in my eyes, then she spit it out, gave me the biggest smile and just held her gaze with me and it just melted my heart. I swear it was a whole minute! I wish I could bottle up that moment.
Before this she has been cooing and smiling/smirking here and there, between her grumpy periods. But it's been nothing quite like this.
I'm an 8, and that's a 29, so 31 should be a 12? I think?
I'm mad you can only use one per transaction. I think you can use it on GapBody? I'm going to try, i could use new undies.
Yes 31 is a 12.
I'm pretty sure you can use it on GapBody. I plan to use some of mine for that. I'm thinking a pair of jeans for myself and maybe a couple things for DD.
My biggest issue right now is with Os bottom lip, he doesn't open all that wide so his latch is not as deep as I would like.
Also he is not loving bottles. We've tried a bunch of different brands and he'll do fine for a feeding or two but then totally reject it the next time and push the nipple out with his tongue and get furious. I need my kid to take a bottle. Help! We've tried Avent, Tommie Tippee, Playtex, Medela and Mam. The ones he will occasionally tolerate are Avent, TT and Mam. I have a fairly fast let down so I've tried faster nipples so it's more like the breast but it doesn't seem to make a difference. Suggestions?
DD hates bottles too, the only one she tolerates are the Munchkin Latch ones. She's still fussy but will take the bottle at least.
DD is 8 weeks and fairly attached to me most of the day unless she's asleep. Things are going well though I think for the most part, but I have been using a nipple shield to feed her and it's kind of annoying (for me).
It started because she had a bad/shallow latch and wouldn't stay on, then we had to bottle feed her pumped milk her first week due to borderline jaundice. I got her back on my boob with the shield which was great, and she's gaining weight great. But it's annoying for me to always have it, placing it and replacing it when she bats it away accidentally. I keep trying to give her my nipple alone and she won't do it. Either refuses altogether, or tries a few times, sucks, unlatches, or sits and cries or screams at me.
I'm going to ask about a referral for a dentist at our 2 month appt next week because I think part of it is her lip tie. Lactation consultant said she has a little of both lip and tongue tie, combined with my short nipples and isn't sure that work done on DD will ultimately help, since she still opens up wide when latching, but has encouraged me to keep trying without the shield.
Any suggestions or support on that would be great.
Wow, I'm so sorry for your loss. You sound like you are doing well all things considered, and a strong woman and mother. Welcome and wishing you a healthy pregnancy!
Yesterday I met friends at a museum, and on my way in I got caught in the rain. I cleaned myself up -- I thought -- but discovered I had a streak of liner/mascara smudge under one eye... 4 hours later when we went out to eat after. No one told me!
I'm watching project runway episodes on my Roku and holding DD while she sleeps on my lap. I've taken about 20 pictures of her sleeping.
DD's wearing adorable printed joggers/hammer pants, and they have pockets. Why would infant pants need pockets? Not even patch pockets that would be for style purposes, but in-seam pockets you can't see but they're there anyway.